You use the Page Admin page to control the pages displayed in the Identity Manager User Application and who has permission to access them. The user interface includes two types of pages.
Table 22-1 Page Types
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Type of Page |
Description |
|---|---|
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Container |
Container pages wrap shared pages with a consistent look and feel, corporate branding, and navigation approach. |
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Shared |
Shared pages provide a coherent set of content that is used for a specific purpose (such as updating a user’s profile). They are called shared pages because they offer services used by multiple people. |
This section introduces you to some container pages that play an important role in the Identity Manager user interface:
Keep in mind that you can modify these container pages if necessary. You also have the option of adding your own container pages.
To learn about working with container pages, see Creating and Maintaining Container Pages.
By default, when users arrive at the Identity Manager user interface prior to logging in, they see the container page named GuestContainerPage.
The GuestContainerPage layout is divided into three regions, which display the following portlets:
Table 22-2 Layout Regions
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Portlet |
Description |
|---|---|
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HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
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Shared Page Navigation |
Displays a vertical menu from which the user can select a shared page to display |
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Portal Page Controller |
Displays the shared page that the user has currently selected via the Shared Page Navigation portlet |
By default, after users log in to the Identity Manager user interface, they go to the container page named DefaultContainerPage.
The DefaultContainerPage layout is divided into three regions, which display the portlets described in Table 22-3.
Table 22-3 Default Container Page Portlets
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Portlet |
Description |
|---|---|
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HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
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Shared Page Navigation |
Displays a vertical menu from which the user can select a shared page to display |
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Portal Page Controller |
Displays the shared page that the user has currently selected via the Shared Page Navigation portlet |
|
Session Timeout Warning |
Displays an alert message whenever a user’s session is about to time out |
After user login, DefaultContainerPage automatically opens the Identity Self-Service in HeaderPortlet.
By default, when User Application Administrators (and other authorized users) click the Administration tab of the Identity Manager user interface, they go to the container page named Admin Container Page.
The Admin Container Page layout is divided into two regions, which display the portlets described in Table 22-4.
Table 22-4 Default Admin Container Page Portlets
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Portlet |
Description |
|---|---|
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HeaderPortlet |
Displays the header information and top-level controls for the user interface |
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Admin List Display |
Displays a second level of tabs from which the user can select an administration action to perform |
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Portal Page Controller |
Displays a shared page that corresponds to the currently selected by the user via the Admin List Display portlet |
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Session Timeout Warning |
Displays an alert message whenever a user’s session is about to time out |
The Identity Manager user interface includes many shared pages, which provide the major content within its container pages. You can modify these shared pages if necessary. You also have the option of adding your own shared pages.
To learn about working with shared pages, see Creating and Maintaining Shared Pages.
As an example of one of these shared pages, Organization Chart is the default shared page that DefaultContainerPage displays after users log in to the Identity Manager user interface.
The Organization Chart layout consists of just one region, which displays just one portlet (the Org Chart portlet).
In this section, you have seen how these top-level tabs of the Identity Manager user interface are based on pages:
The Identity Self-Service uses the DefaultContainerPage
The Administration uses the Admin Container Page
However, the Work Dashboard is based on a different architecture and cannot be manipulated through Page Admin.